When people traveled throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was no such notion as packing light.
For the increasingly popular and lengthy journeys across the Atlantic Ocean, travelers had to pack numerous toiletries, an array of proper ensembles for various social encounters, and often-heavy clothing that would provide warmth against the crisp ocean air.
Not only was the luggage at the time weighty and cumbersome, but there was a financial incentive for most passengers to use restraint when packing, as there were charges for extra baggage.
Enter the steamer trunk, the new type of luggage that was larger, sturdier, and more portable. From 1880 to 1920, steamer trunks solved those traveling woes. A rugged reminder of
